BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Mayworks Kjipuktuk-Halifax - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Mayworks Kjipuktuk-Halifax X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Mayworks Kjipuktuk-Halifax REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Halifax BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20150308T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20151101T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20160313T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20161106T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20170312T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20171105T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20180311T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20181104T050000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170505 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170511 DTSTAMP:20260513T121615 CREATED:20170322T180633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170410T142750Z UID:10000276-1493942400-1494460799@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:I Was There DESCRIPTION:An Audiovisual installation by Katie Toth and Mary-Dan Johnston\nIt goes like this: the bank closes\, along with the grocery\, then the laundromat\, the club\, the pub\, the corner store where we bought popsicles and cartons of milk. The schools crumbled and were consolidated. Now\, standing on the same spot where I bought my first vodka cran\, underage\, there is thick gravel where years ago I felt linoleum\, softer\, sticking to the sole of my shoe.\nThe geography remains the same\, but the landscape changes\nI was there is an attempt to illuminate the psychogeography of a city that is often accused of being stuck in the past. This mixed-media installation combines photography\, oral history testimony and cartography to shed a light on what is lost in the process of gentrification.\n  \nLocation and Hours\nThis piece is presented in the lobby of The Bus Stop Theatre Co-op and can be experienced ahead or after any event presented at this location. I can also be experience between 10am and 4pm daily from May 8th to 10th. \nBiographies\nKatie Toth is an emerging audio artist and digital/audio journalist who has been published in VICE\, the Village Voice\, and NPR. Her first art piece\, which celebrated New York City’s public transit system\, was produced in collaboration with photographer Lara Atallah\, and displayed at The New York City Transit Museum’s community artist event Platform. \nMary-Dan Johnston is a writer\, researcher\, educator working at the intersections of the public and the private. Trained as an oral historian and qualitative researcher\, she is particularly interested in how the political economy of the Maritimes has shaped the embodied experiences of working people. Her writing has recently appeared in GUTS Canadian Feminist Magazine. Her art practice uses street photography to capture moments of tension and collaboration between individuals and the built environment. \n  \nPresented in partnership with the Bus Stop Theatre Cooperative and the StART Festival. \n   URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/i-was-there/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2017/03/I-Was-There_web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax":MAILTO:info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170504T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170504T210000 DTSTAMP:20260513T121615 CREATED:20170322T180417Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170416T010158Z UID:10000274-1493924400-1493931600@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:New Waterford Boy – A Ceilidh DESCRIPTION:A New Play by Richie Wilcox\nFeaturing Richie Wilcox\, Aaron Collier\, Lynn MacIntyre\, Sarah Richardson and Brian Talbot \nThis is a tribute to the Cape Breton man I never was and never will be. This is a tribute to Cape Bretoners who have the songs of miners and fisherman embedded into their hearts and souls whether they have set foot in a mine\, or cast a net\, or not. This is a night of storytelling to pay respect to the Cape Breton of my childhood\, with hope for the future. This is a tribute to the Cape Breton man I am and all the different types of Cape Breton man there can be. This is my Cape Breton … where I can be Rita MacNeil’s nephew for a week\, I can be a superhero and conquer a junior high dance and I can belt the tunes of Allister MacGillivray\, the Rankin Family and more songs we all know\, all night long. \nRichie Wilcox\nA multi-talented director/singer/actor whose work has been seen across Canada and toured internationally. He is an Artistic Associate for Theatre Outre where he’s directed UNSEX’d\, Castrati: An Electro Drag Opera\, Late Company and more. Highlights include directing Daniel MacIvor’s I\, Animal for Kazan Co-op and Gillian Clark’s Understudy. Wilcox is a Artistic Co-Producer of HEIST (formerly Angels & Heroes) where he most recently directed Girls! Girls! Girls!\, the award-winning The Princess Show\, Nation and How Do I Love Thee?  \nBuy Tickets Online\n \n  \nPresented in partnership with the Nova Scotia Government & General Employees Union and the Province of Nova Scotia \n      URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/new-waterford-boy-ceilidh/2017-05-04/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2017/03/NWB-e1492304507938.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax":MAILTO:info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170503T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170503T203000 DTSTAMP:20260513T121615 CREATED:20170322T180059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170327T005039Z UID:10000271-1493839800-1493843400@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:The View From Her(e) DESCRIPTION:A New Dance Piece by Liliona Quarmyne\nChoreographed by Liliona Quarmyne\n Featuring Liliona Quarmyne\, Jacinte Armstrong & Sarah Rozee \nIs it possible to maintain the abstraction of contemporary art and still share a clear message? Or does one have to be compromised for the other? Choreographer Liliona Quarmyne is deeply curious about pushing the boundaries between art and activism\, and about the give and take between the two. In The View from Her(e)\, the audience will join her and dancers Jacinte Armstrong and Sarah Rozee to explore how art and activism can talk to each other. \n2 Part Presentation\nPhase 1 (participatory presentations) – May 2 & 3\nPhase 2 (final performances) – May 9 & 10 \nThis interactive\, multi-disciplinary dance piece takes place in two phases\, and audience members are invited to attend one or both. \nPhase 1 performances are multi-disciplinary and interactive\, and audience members are invited to directly become a part of the creative process. \nPhase 2 performances are the end result of the process where the dancers share reworked material based on the discoveries of Phase 1. \nADMISSION PRICES\nPhase 1 = $10\nPhase 2 = $15\nBoth = $20 \nBuy Tickets Online\n \n  \nPresented in partnership with the Nova Scotia Nurses’ Union \n \n  URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/the-view-from-here/2017-05-03/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2017/03/The-View-From-Here-Press-Photo_web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax":MAILTO:info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170502T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170502T203000 DTSTAMP:20260513T121615 CREATED:20170322T180059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170327T005039Z UID:10000270-1493753400-1493757000@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:The View From Her(e) DESCRIPTION:A New Dance Piece by Liliona Quarmyne\nChoreographed by Liliona Quarmyne\n Featuring Liliona Quarmyne\, Jacinte Armstrong & Sarah Rozee \nIs it possible to maintain the abstraction of contemporary art and still share a clear message? Or does one have to be compromised for the other? Choreographer Liliona Quarmyne is deeply curious about pushing the boundaries between art and activism\, and about the give and take between the two. In The View from Her(e)\, the audience will join her and dancers Jacinte Armstrong and Sarah Rozee to explore how art and activism can talk to each other. \n2 Part Presentation\nPhase 1 (participatory presentations) – May 2 & 3\nPhase 2 (final performances) – May 9 & 10 \nThis interactive\, multi-disciplinary dance piece takes place in two phases\, and audience members are invited to attend one or both. \nPhase 1 performances are multi-disciplinary and interactive\, and audience members are invited to directly become a part of the creative process. \nPhase 2 performances are the end result of the process where the dancers share reworked material based on the discoveries of Phase 1. \nADMISSION PRICES\nPhase 1 = $10\nPhase 2 = $15\nBoth = $20 \nBuy Tickets Online\n \n  \nPresented in partnership with the Nova Scotia Nurses’ Union \n \n  URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/the-view-from-here/2017-05-02/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2017/03/The-View-From-Here-Press-Photo_web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax":MAILTO:info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170502T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170502T191500 DTSTAMP:20260513T121615 CREATED:20170322T175920Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170322T175934Z UID:10000269-1493751600-1493752500@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Untitled (Applying Joint Compound) DESCRIPTION:Video installation / performance by Michael Di Risio\nUntitled (Applying Joint Compound) (2016) is a video-installation and performance that attempts to make visible the labour involved in maintaining public spaces. Though often unseen and undervalued\, maintenance work is a fundamental component of the production of social space\, in turn supporting other forms of collective work and cultural production. Through a reflection on the nuances of this work\, the viewer is invited to consider what is involved in the production of the spaces that they typically inhabit. \nNOTE: While the performance will take place on May 2nd at 7pm\, the video installation will remain in the Bus Stop Theatre lobby from May 2nd to May 4th. \nMichael Di Risio\nAn artist and writer currently based in Kingston\, ON. His writing has appeared in Art Papers\, Afterimage\, Fuse Magazine\, C Magazine and PUBLIC Journal\, among others\, where he reflects on art as a social force. He has participated in recent exhibitions at the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre\, Artcite and Museum London\, with forthcoming exhibitions at the Thames Art Gallery and the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. He holds an MFA from the University of Windsor and is currently the Artistic Director of Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre. \n  \nPresented in partnership with the Bus Stop Theatre Co-op URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/untitled-applying-joint-compound/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2017/03/Ririsio_web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax":MAILTO:info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170501T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170501T200000 DTSTAMP:20260513T121615 CREATED:20170322T175750Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170418T160939Z UID:10000268-1493665200-1493668800@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Spring Break From Capitalism DESCRIPTION:A Reception for the Common Good\nJoin us after the International Worker’s Day Rally & March for a mini Spring Break From Capitalism at our all-inclusive resort at the Bus Stop Theatre. Free from pesky bosses micromanaging your workflow and making inappropriate remarks\, a micro-vacation with us will offer you time for a little much needed R&R&R&R (rest and relaxation and resistance and revolution). \nYour massive student debts and monthly car payments will disappear (from view at least)\, giving you ample opportunity to work on your tan. And after a few glorious minutes of digging your toes into the sand of our smooth sandy beach\, your crushing social anxiety will noticeably subside. Are the fears of rising rental costs and the impending climate crises getting the better of you? It might be time for you to swim over to our beach-side bar and try one of our non-alcoholic Daiquiris – “Sunny Vitamin D” for a long winter complete with real Vitamin D\, or “¡Ya Basta!” our revolutionary’s yerba matté slushie. No exploitative capitalist enterprises or colonial celebrations here\, we offer a break from your day-to-day oppressive monolithic super-structures. You can forget all about the cold dark shadow of misogynist authoritarianism that’s cast clear across the globe inciting fear and hate and violence when you and your friends relax in one of our hammocks under our daylight-spectrum simulating lights. \nOh\, and did we mention we’ll have free ice cream? Yes\, special Bread & Roses ice cream cones offered by Dee Dee’s Ice Cream. Yum! \nDeveloped by Zachary Gough and presented in partnership with Dee Dee’s Ice Cream \n  \n \n  URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/spring-break-capitalism/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada ORGANIZER;CN="Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax":MAILTO:info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170429T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170429T110000 DTSTAMP:20260513T121615 CREATED:20170322T175441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170322T185045Z UID:10000266-1493460000-1493463600@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:The Decelebration of Canada 150 DESCRIPTION:Performance by Raven Davis\nSaturday\, April 29\, 10:00AM-11:00AM | Cornwallis Park\nFriday\, May 5\, 5:30 PM-6:30PM | Citadel Hill – Clock Tower\n\nThe Decelebration of Canada 150 is a body of work and a performance piece created to critique and expose the myth of the confederation of Canada and the discourse and erasure of: Indigenous people\, Indigenous sovereignty and Indigenous history in Halifax and Canada. \nNOTE: Performances are ongoing and can be joined or left at any time. \nNOTE: Performances are outdoors. Please dress accordingly. \nRaven Davis\nAn Indigenous\, mixed race\, 2-Spirit multidisciplinary artist and activist from the Anishnawbe (Ojibwa) Nation\, Treaty 4 in Manitoba. They were born and raised in Toronto and currently works in Halifax. A parent of 3 sons\, Raven’s work spans from painting\, performance\, traditional song/dance\, design\, poetry and short film. Raven cleverly blends narratives of colonization\, race and gender justice\, 2-Spirit identity and the Anishinaabemowin language and culture into traditional and contemporary art forms. \n  \nPresented in partnership with the Union of Food and Commercial Workers – Eastern Provinces Council and the Nova Scotia Public Interest Research Group \n        URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/decelebration-canada-150/2017-04-29/ CATEGORIES:Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2017/03/Decelebration_web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax":MAILTO:info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170329T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170329T110000 DTSTAMP:20260513T121615 CREATED:20170322T175441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170322T185045Z UID:10000265-1490781600-1490785200@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:The Decelebration of Canada 150 DESCRIPTION:Performance by Raven Davis\nSaturday\, April 29\, 10:00AM-11:00AM | Cornwallis Park\nFriday\, May 5\, 5:30 PM-6:30PM | Citadel Hill – Clock Tower\n\nThe Decelebration of Canada 150 is a body of work and a performance piece created to critique and expose the myth of the confederation of Canada and the discourse and erasure of: Indigenous people\, Indigenous sovereignty and Indigenous history in Halifax and Canada. \nNOTE: Performances are ongoing and can be joined or left at any time. \nNOTE: Performances are outdoors. Please dress accordingly. \nRaven Davis\nAn Indigenous\, mixed race\, 2-Spirit multidisciplinary artist and activist from the Anishnawbe (Ojibwa) Nation\, Treaty 4 in Manitoba. They were born and raised in Toronto and currently works in Halifax. A parent of 3 sons\, Raven’s work spans from painting\, performance\, traditional song/dance\, design\, poetry and short film. Raven cleverly blends narratives of colonization\, race and gender justice\, 2-Spirit identity and the Anishinaabemowin language and culture into traditional and contemporary art forms. \n  \nPresented in partnership with the Union of Food and Commercial Workers – Eastern Provinces Council and the Nova Scotia Public Interest Research Group \n        URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/decelebration-canada-150/2017-03-29/ CATEGORIES:Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2017/03/Decelebration_web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax":MAILTO:info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170130T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170130T210000 DTSTAMP:20260513T121615 CREATED:20170111T184457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170119T164832Z UID:10000261-1485804600-1485810000@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Canadian Labour International Film Festival DESCRIPTION:Mayworks Halifax in partnership with CLiFF and the Bus Stop Theatre Coop presents a series of 9 short films about work and those who do it. \nA Living Wage\n2017 Mayworks Halifax Program Launch!\nThis event will also serve as an announcement platform for the 2017 Mayworks Halifax Festival lineup! Join us to hear first what will be on the program to celebrate this year’s May Day. \nAbout the Canadian LABOUR International Film Festival\nCLiFF is a national film festival that aims to tell the stories of workers – unionised and non-unionised. It is the stage and the voice of those who seek justice on the job and dignity in their workplace. \nDetails and trailers of our film selection is available here. \nArmenian Papers\nNew Mayworks Halifax Collectible Trading Cards\nCollect them all!\nMayworks Halifax is launching a new series of Social Justice Collectible Trading Cards. Get them first here and collect them all! All funds go toward supporting the Mayworks Halifax Festival. \nDonations\nAlthough this event is free\, we will be collecting donations. These will be shared between Mayworks Halifax\, CLiFF and the Bus Stop Theatre Coop. Please support the important work of these three organizations! \nThey Call Us Maids\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/canadian-labour-international-film-festival/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2017/01/Event-pic.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax":MAILTO:info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160706 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161002 DTSTAMP:20260513T121615 CREATED:20160706T155342Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160804T152239Z UID:10000259-1467763200-1475366399@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Call for Submissions DESCRIPTION:Mayworks Halifax seeks proposals that will speak of the working class experience. This can be extremely varied and can be contemporary or historical. Both amateur and professional performers may apply. \nSubmissions need not be directly focused on work\, labour or unions. Mayworks   Halifax programs works of art that adress broad themes of social and environmental justice. Any submissions that adress issues of inequality and  injustice\, or give voice to marginalized communities will be considered. \nUnder-represented groups and those disadvantaged at work and in society are particularly encouraged to apply. Material is particularly sought from youth\, women\, people with disabilities\, African Nova Scotians\, First Nation Communities\, urban aboriginal artists\, newcomer (immigrant) populations\, LGBTQ+\, Acadian or under-represented cultures in Nova Scotia. \nProposals must be submitted in English or French. \nDEADLINE: October 1st\, 2016 \nDownload Application Guidelines and Forms: 2017 Mayworks Call for Submissions 2017 (PDF) \n  \n  URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/call-submission-2017-mayworks-halifax-festival/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2016/07/Slide-e1467820445880.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax":MAILTO:info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20160512T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20160512T200000 DTSTAMP:20260513T121615 CREATED:20160317T140108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160412T013757Z UID:10000252-1463077800-1463083200@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Reel Justice DESCRIPTION:Presented in partnership with Dalhousie University\, the Atlantic Filmmakers’ Cooperative\,\nHalifax Public Libraries and the Service Employees International Union Local 2\nOur movie screens are colonized by Hollywood and its big business interests. Reel Justice responds with a collection of short films you won’t see at the multiplex. Local filmmakers celebrate our many and varied heroes and wrangle with the issues of social justice that affect our community. \n  \nOur 2016 lineup:\n\n\n\n\n\nThey Didn’t Starve Us Out: Industrial Cape Breton in the 1920s\n(excerpt: 7.5 mins)\nPat Kipping\, 1991 \n\nIn 1920\, things were looking up for coal miners in Cape Breton: they were unionized and paid decent wages. Then\, the British Empire Steel Corporation bought every steel and coal company in Nova Scotia. The selected excerpt documents Cape Breton’s first May Day parade and the part in played in shaping Nova Scotia’s labour movement.\n\n\n\n\nDyke and Trans March for Queer & Trans Liberation\n(2 mins)\nIan Burns\, 2013 \n\nEvery year\, Halifax hosts its Dyke and Trans March. The march is a non-corporate and political alternative to the Pride Parade\, organized and supported by a group of queer- and trans-identified people and their allies. This short film documents the 2013 march.\n\n\n\n\n$100 Barrel\n(4 mins)\nJody Hickey\, 2015 \n\nA return home after the downturn of the oil industry inspired singer-songwriter Jody Hickey of Dominion\, Nova Scotia to write a new folks song for today’s Nova Scotian migratory workforce.\n\n\n\n\nStone\n(10 mins)\nBen Proudfoot\, 2015 \n\nA segment of the Life’s Work: Six Conversations with Makers series where viewers are invited inside the creative routines and personal stories of a collection of master craftspeople living on Canada’s Eastern Seaboard. Stone presents the routines and stories of Heather Lawson\, Canada’s one and only female stone carver.\n\n\n\n\nCitadel Hill & the Maroon Gate\n(4.5 mins)\nValerie Mason-John\, Afua Cooper & Sobaz Benjamin\, 2015 \n\nCitadel Hill is one of the most visited historic sites in Canada. One of the entrances to the fortress is a gate called Maroon gate. The third version of the fortress was built by Maroons from Jamaica\, some of whom went to Sierra Leone; others remained in Halifax. In this segment of the Black Halifax series\, Nathan Simmonds uncovers the story as Captain Leonard Parkinson.\n\n\n\n\nHalifax Market Women (A Letter to My Mother)\n(4.5 mins)\nValerie Mason-John\, Afua Cooper & Sobaz Benjamin\, 2015 \n\nBlack Refugee women who came to Nova Scotia after the War of 1812 worked to make a living for their families by taking goods to the Halifax Market\, now called the Halifax Farmer’s market. Vegetables\, fruit and flowers\, cultivated through great labour\, from rocky soil\, overflowed their carts\, and their hand woven maple baskets\, a craft still present in Nova Scotia. Poet and filmmaker Sylvia Hamilton delivers the story in this segment of the Black Halifax series.\n\n\n\n\nIt’s Not Your Fault\n(4 mins)\nRaven Davis\, 2015 \n\nA short movie about the violence of online comments made towards Indigenous people\, and specifically about Indigenous Women of Canada\, and the negligence of online/social media outlets allowing hate speech. It’s Not Your Fault is a personal response recorded\, edited and performed by Raven Davis.\n\n\n\n\nFighter\n(4 mins)\nDaniel Ledwell & Erin Costello\, 2016 \n\nFirst single from Erin Costelo’s March 2016 release “Down Below\, The Status Quo”. Starring Bernadette Hamilton-Reid.\n\n\n\n\nI Don’t Owe You Campaign – Helped\n(1 min)\nKrista Davis\, 2015 \n\nThe I Don’t Owe You campaign is a 6-part poster and 4-part video series created by Avalon Sexual Assault Centre. The campaign was developed by local artist Krista Davis. The campaign is meant for educational purposes to spark conversations on entitlement\, consent\, and bodily autonomy.\n\n\n\n\nTug of War\n(5 mins)\nTamar Dina & Andrea Dorfman\, 2015 \n\nThe second music video from the pilot program Girls Dance Music Video offered by the Music Liberatory in Halifax\, Nova Scotia .\n\n\n\n\nRighteous\n(11 mins)\nCory Bowles\, 2013 \n\nA young man’s psychological blow to another becomes much more after he discovers that his target is closer than he could ever expect.\n\n\n\n\nWilliam Hall\n(6 mins)\nValerie Mason-John\, Afua Cooper & Sobaz Benjamin\, 2015 \n\nWilliam Hall was the son of War of 1812 Refugees born and raised in Hansport\, NS. He was the first Black man\, the first Nova Scotian\, and the third Canadian to win the Victoria Cross\, the highest honour for military bravery valor awarded in the British Empire. His Victoria Cross is now on permanent display at the Maritime Museum in Halifax. This segment of the Black Halifax series was written and performed by Jacob Sampson.\n\n\n\n\nWar Poet\n(7 mins)\nPaul McNeill\, 2005 \n\nSet during WWI\, War Poet is a gripping story about the inhumanity of war as seen through the eyes of a shell-shocked sniper and a Mi’kmaq scout as they lie in a crater in the heart of no man’s land.\n\n\n\n\nAlia\n(5 mins)\nRaghed Charabaty\, 2015 \n\nAli pours himself a cup of coffee and takes a sip. He begins to recount the story of Alia\, a woman with whom he shared a bus ride to the village of Tannourine thirty nine years ago. It is such an important moment; such a clear memory. It was the ride that marked the beginning of the Lebanese Civil War and the end of Alia’s life. Winner for Best Short Film at the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma and runner up for Best Student Short Film at TIFF.\n\n\n\n\nMother Earth\n(9 mins)\nBen Proudfoot\, 2015 \n\nA segment of the Life’s Work: Six Conversations with Makers series where viewers are invited inside the creative routines and personal stories of a collection of master craftspeople living on Canada’s Eastern Seaboard. Mother Earth presents the routines and stories of potter and feminist Louise Pentz.\n\n\n\n  \n \n  \n  \n \n  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/reel-justice/ LOCATION:Halifax Central Library\, 5440 Spring Garden Road\, Halifax\, NS\, B3J 1E9\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2016/03/FB-banner.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax":MAILTO:info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca GEO:44.6424519;-63.574978 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Halifax Central Library 5440 Spring Garden Road Halifax NS B3J 1E9 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=5440 Spring Garden Road:geo:-63.574978,44.6424519 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20160428T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20160512T160000 DTSTAMP:20260513T121615 CREATED:20160317T140108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160412T013940Z UID:10000250-1461841200-1463068800@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Performing Arts Workers DESCRIPTION:A series of portraits by Zach Faye\nThe first presentation of an ongoing photo series. The project documents the local arts community\, celebrates the individual artists\, and acknowledges the continuing contributions of invaluable arts workers. \nVisiting Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11am to 4pm\, or during evenings before and after showtime.\nPresented in the lobby gallery of the Bus Stop Theatre Coop.\nSend us a message if you would like to arrange a visit with the artist! mayworkshalifax@gmail.com \n  URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/in-their-dotage/ LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada CATEGORIES:Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2016/03/InTheirDotagePromoImage-web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax":MAILTO:info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca GEO:44.6532534;-63.5849615 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St Halifax NS Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2203 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5849615,44.6532534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20160427T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20160427T210000 DTSTAMP:20260513T121615 CREATED:20160317T140108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160412T013906Z UID:10000240-1461783600-1461790800@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Honour Your Word DESCRIPTION:A documentary film by Martha Stiegman\nPresented in partnership with Halifax Public Libraries\nMarylynn Poucachiche and Norman Matchewan faced tear gas and police batons when they joined their parents on the barricades to defend their traditional territory in the 1980s. Little did they realize they would be on the barricades over 20 years later\, this time with their own young children at their sides. \nHonour Your Word is an intimate portrait of life behind the barricades for the Algonquins of Barriere Lake\, an inspiring First Nation whose dignity and courage contrast sharply with the political injustice they face. \nPlease note: The film (60mins) will be preceded by an opening ceremony for the Mayworks Halifax Festival offered by the All Nations Drummers\, and followed by a brief Q&A with filmmaker Martha Stiegman. \n  \n  \n \n  URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/honour-your-word/ LOCATION:Halifax Central Library\, 5440 Spring Garden Road\, Halifax\, NS\, B3J 1E9\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2016/03/Honour-your-word.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax":MAILTO:info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca GEO:44.6424519;-63.574978 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Halifax Central Library 5440 Spring Garden Road Halifax NS B3J 1E9 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=5440 Spring Garden Road:geo:-63.574978,44.6424519 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20160427T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20160427T190000 DTSTAMP:20260513T121615 CREATED:20160317T140108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160413T133445Z UID:10000239-1461781800-1461783600@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca SUMMARY:Opening Ceremony DESCRIPTION:With Bill Lewis and the All Nations Drummers\nPresented in partnership with Halifax Public Libraries\nThe Mayworks Halifax Festival opens with a ceremonial recognition of the Peace and Friendship Treaties that bind us together in the Atlantic region. We also recognize the land where we work\, struggle and celebrate together in the spirit of those treaties. An opening address will be offered by Indigenous elder Billy Lewis and followed by drumming performed by the All Nations Drummers. \nThe opening ceremonies will be immediately followed by a screening of Honour Your Word and a Q&A with filmmaker Martha Stiegman. \n  URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/opening-ceremony/ LOCATION:Halifax Central Library\, 5440 Spring Garden Road\, Halifax\, NS\, B3J 1E9\, Canada CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/app/uploads/2016/03/All-Nations-Drummers.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax":MAILTO:info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca GEO:44.6424519;-63.574978 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Halifax Central Library 5440 Spring Garden Road Halifax NS B3J 1E9 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=5440 Spring Garden Road:geo:-63.574978,44.6424519 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR